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Restoring Ratty: Schools & Voles!
A large part of our project involves working with schools; we are rolling out a 3 way school partnership where the schools can learn from each other. We are lucky to be able to work with other…

Restoring Ratty: Ratty Returns! A Shed load of voles
320 water voles are returned to Kielder Water & Forest Park after the best part of 30 years!

Restoring Ratty: Ratty Video - Part 1!
Bringing water voles back to Kielder.

Restoring Ratty: Ratty's Winter Retreat
Restoring Ratty staff and volunteers visited our water vole contractors Derek Gow Consultancy in Devon to see our water voles and learn more about the breeding and release process.

Restoring Ratty: Finding the right habitat for Ratty!
The project team have been working out the best areas for the first years release of water voles. Releases will take place between May and August and will take place along the Kielder and Scaup…

Restoring Ratty: Busy times in the Ratty office!
Now that the first years water voles from the North Pennines and the Trossachs are safely down in Devon the team are working hard to get to prepare everything that is needed to ensure that…

Restoring Ratty: Is this the right place for Ratty?
Our volunteers have been helping monitor the Kielder area for mink as well as helping Red Squirrels United to survey the area for squirrels. If that wasn't enough they been helping out Derek…

Restoring Ratty: Welcome to Restoring Ratty!
The Restoring Ratty project will reintroduce water voles back into the Kielder area where they have been absent for 30 years. The project will last 5 years and we will keep you updated on progress…